Media and civil society in 21st century conflict
By: E.L. Gaston, editor
Publisher: International Debate Education Association
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781617700958
Subjects: Mass media and war; War in mass media; Civil society; Humanitarian assistance; Television broadcasting of news; Conflict management
Description: "As the nature of war has changed, so has the role of civilians in it. In an increasingly interconnected and globalized world, the way that media, civil society, and non-governmental actors engage with conflict can be as important as what happens on the battlefield. Forty years after the birth of the human rights movement, non-governmental activists use naming and shaming and other tactics to draw boundaries on warring parties' actions and shape the legal standards against which they will be judged. The work of humanitarian actors can enhance or detract from the political and military goals of parties to a conflict, and as a result they face a more complex environment for carrying out their work. Meanwhile the growth of "embed journalism" and the 24-hour news cycle gives the public a ringside seat to conflict. The articles in this anthology focus on the small cadre of individuals - journalists, media, lawyers, humanitarian and civil society professionals - often caught in between the population and combatants in modern conflict. Experts outline the dilemmas these individuals face in navigating the complexity of 21st century conflict environments and analyze their impact on modern warfare."--Page [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Helpers in Hostile World : The Risk of Aid Work Grows / Scott Baldauf; title: 9/11 and Humanitarian Assistance : A Disturbing Legacy / Elizabeth Ferris; title: Politicized Humanitarianism: a Response to Nicolas de Torrente / Paul O'Brien; title: Alms Dealers : Can You Provide Humanitarian Aid Without Facilitating Conflicts? / Philip Gourevitch; title: Aid and War : A Response to Linda Polman's Critique of Humanitarianism / Humanitarian Policy Group at the Overseas Development Institute; title: Speaking for Civilians in War / Sarah Holewinski; title: NGOs and Non-State Actors : Improving Compliance with International Norms / Claudia Hofmann and Ulrich Schneckener; title: Influence and Collaboration : Civil Society's Role in Creating International Humanitarian Law / Bonnie Docherty; title: Lawfare : A Decisive Element of 21st-Century Conflicts? / Charles Dunlap; title: Lawfare in the Courts : Litigation as a Weapon of War? / Nikolaus Grubeck; title: A Brief History of Save Darfur / Andrew Stobo Sniderman; title: The CNN Effect : Can the News Media Drive Foreign Policy? / Piers Robinson; title: Focus on the CNN Effect Misses the Point : The Real Media Impact on Conflict Management is Invisible and Indirect / Peter Viggo Jakobsen; title: Solving War Crimes with Wristbands : The Arrogance of "Kony 2012" / Kate Cronin-Furman and Amanda Taub; title: The Price of a Scoop : Two Dead / Tunku Varadjaran; title: Embedded Journalism : A Distorted View of War / Patrick Cockburn; title: Could Twitter Have Prevented the Iraq War? / Eric Boehlert; title: When Lines Between NGO and News Organization Blur / Glenda Cooper.